Posted by Colin Galbraith on April 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Hot in the heels of the video trailer for my up-coming crime novella, GREENER IS THE GRASS, I’ve put a belated one together for my debut crime novel, SLICK, released on January 2nd. If you liked the first one, you’ll love this! Click here if you cannot see the video
Posted by Colin Galbraith on April 16, 2012 · 3 Comments
The trailer for my upcoming crime novella, GREENER IS THE GRASS, to be published by Smashing Press on 4th May.
Posted by Colin Galbraith on February 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
This week’s Friday Vid – although I know it’s been a wee while since the last – is a star in the making. Check out the dancing from this wee dude… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_e_K__B2Qw if you can’t see the video, click here to open in YouTube.
Posted by Colin Galbraith on December 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
Image: Spoof Yesterday was probably one of the most exciting days Scotland has had with regards to the weather, in decades. And while the aftermath of the storm will mean a lot of cleaning and tidying up, in true Scottish fashion, we didn’t let it get us down. We had a hurricane! As trees were … Read more
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Posted by Colin Galbraith on November 18, 2011 · 4 Comments
Image: Blogspot Get Over It I felt absolutely downtrodden going to the day job yesterday and it was all down to the thought of missing that blasted Arab Strab gig. It got stupid when people were tweeting they had a spare ticket just out of spite. A total wind up. Wankers. I followed the events … Read more
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Posted by Colin Galbraith on November 4, 2011 · 2 Comments
Trees for Life I attended the official opening night of the Trees for Life charity exhibition last night. It was a very strange experience to see my own poetry framed and mounted on a wall in a gallery for people to view. When I found it, I was taken aback to see it. It looked … Read more
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Posted by Colin Galbraith on October 27, 2011 · 4 Comments
Image: HimHo I could hardly keep my eyes open at the day job yesterday. I was so tired I just wanted to do my work quietly and without interruption. Unfortunately, my position doesn’t entail that to be possible so I had to do my very best to pull all my patience from my reserve pool … Read more
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Posted by Colin Galbraith on September 23, 2011 · 3 Comments
Image: Row Three Workshop Over lunch, I wrote and posted the revised version of part 2 of the fourth exercise at the Advanced Dialogue workshop. I’ve edited in a sentence or two to subtly indicate where the antagonism is coming from, thus explaining the motivation behind what’s happening in some of the scenes as they … Read more
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Posted by Colin Galbraith on August 12, 2011 · 2 Comments
Image: Glasgow City Council Book Fest It’s Book Fest Eve! Yup, after all the scrambles for tickets, arranging dates so as not to clash with social events, and ensuring there are no clashes with the day job, it is finally here. The 2011 Edinburgh Book Festival is only hours away. I’m certainly as excited for … Read more
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Posted by Colin Galbraith on August 8, 2011 · 2 Comments
Reviewing a unique performance from Aidan Moffat at the Sierra Metro art gallery, and a very special birthday bash for someone in the family
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Not Even Hurricane Bawbag Can Squelch the Scottish Humour
Posted by Colin Galbraith on December 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
Image: Spoof Yesterday was probably one of the most exciting days Scotland has had with regards to the weather, in decades. And while the aftermath of the storm will mean a lot of cleaning and tidying up, in true Scottish fashion, we didn’t let it get us down. We had a hurricane! As trees were … Read more
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